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Bank Info for NB Charter 4396 (1890 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The American National Bank of
Helena, MT
2 First National Bank & Trust Company of (5/23/1931)
Helena, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1900 Alexander Conrad Johnson Thomas Charles Power
1901-1917 Nicholas J. Gould Thomas Charles Power
1918-1927 Nicholas J. Gould Alexander Conrad Johnson
1928-1928 * none * Alexander Conrad Johnson
1929-1930 G. E. Stadler Alexander Conrad Johnson
1931-1935 L. S. Hazard Thomas Arthur Marlow
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 9000
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1482
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9500
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9501 - 24379
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1570
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 466
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2068
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 530
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4093
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1261
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 2, 1890
  • Chartered Aug 15, 1890
  • 1: Assumed 5671 and Montana Trust and Savings Bank, Helena by consolidation May 23, 1931 with title change (National Bank of Montana, Helena, MT)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 5671
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $340,666
High Bal (1935) $10,976,723
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1931) $2,000
High Bal (1932) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 139,444
# Small Notes 33,158
# Total Notes 172,602
$ Large Size $1,743,050
$ Small Size $403,950
$ Total Issued $2,147,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $340,665.55 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $533,934.97 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $677,231.35 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $711,235.56 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $875,505.68 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,036,778.74 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,006,782.16 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,055,228.31 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,120,832.86 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,186,517.45 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,302,374.17 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,210,959.78 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,440,446.83 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,521,284.14 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,372,303.56 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,632,182.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,658,335.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,962,035.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,174,198.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,359,073.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,758,399.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,364,798.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,815,842.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,620,442.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,644,069.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,006,229.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,103,868.00 $150,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,216,377.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,336,336.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,955,603.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,988,427.00 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,417,713.00 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,601,070.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,729,965.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,840,612.00 $150,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,296,429.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,183,667.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,863,184.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,649,795.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,209,549.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,762,190.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $9,550,042.00 $2,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,077,648.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,427,503.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $10,355,822.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $10,976,723.00 $0.00

 

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